Screen-door trap.



' STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

-LAWRENCE w. cm'rznn AND HANS J. Hjxos'rnn, or PRoTEcTIoN, KANsas'.

clear, and exact `description o the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to whichfit appeiitain's-to inake and use the same. j f i This invention relates to screen door ily traps and has for an object toprovide a novel fly trap 'which may be removably attached to the screen door in lieu of the usual screen, and will be inconspicuous whenl ap lie y further object ofthe invention is to pro'- 20 vide a fly trap. having a marginal flange adapted to seat 1n a countersink runaround ther inner edge df the door frame, and over which flange securing buttons carried by the door frame may be turned to secure `the trap in position!E With th'e;ab

ove objects in View the invention consists of certain' novel details of construction and ,combination of parts hereinafterfully described andv claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be made in the minor details of construction within' the scope ofthe appended claim.

. Tn the accompanying -drawing forming part of this speciiicationz-.lligure 1 is a front elevation of a screen door equipped with'our improved trap. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isacross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 Fig.. l..4 Fig. 4 is a bottom 40 plan view of the trap'showing the tly remov- Referring now to the drawing in'which like characters of reference designate similar parts l0 designates the side4 stilels,; l1 .and

12 il e-to and bottomra-ils, 1'3 vtheintermeaterai and 14tlie`lower screenmember of anordiuary screen door. A rahbet 15 is run around the innerperimter of the -rectangular frame formed by the sidestiles and I 5o' top -andintenmediate rails ofthe door. A

Specification 'of 'Letters atent. Application n iaaugust 1a, una. semi No. 715,886.

. plurality of buttons. 16 are swivcled on the f. SCREEN-DOOR Patented Dec. 16, 1913.

side stiles and are turnable over this rabbet to secure the trap Which-will be presently described therein. -The trap comprises a rectangular frame including spaced longitudinal bars 17 which are connected at their upper and lower ends bycross bars 18. A rabbet 19 is run around the outer yperimeter of this frame with a resultant marginal flange 20 which is adapted to seat in the 60 -rabbet 15 of the screen door and dispose the front faces of 'the longitudinal and cross bars of the trap frame fiush with the corresponding Stiles and rails of the screen door so that the. buttons` may be turnedover themarginal flange to'secure the trap in position,

r Ascreen member 21 is` secured to the rear faces of the longitudinal and cross bars of vthe trap frame by means of batten strips 422. A.' second screen member 23 is secured tig-the front faces of the longitudinal and ci'pss bars of the trap frame by means of dinai discl arge slot 27 is formed in the 80 I' lower cross bar of the trap frame, and is nor- -mally closedby a hinged leaf 28, the leaf being hinged at one end to the bottom face of the cross bar by means of a pivotvpin 29.

.W'lienit'is desired to remove the trap,"tlie 85 buttons 16 are tiirned back andthe tra p may then be bodily withdrawn from the door. The `hinge leaf may then Vbe rocked open and 'the dead flies' shaken out from the trap through the discharge opening inthe lower 9ocross bar. l, What is claimed, is

. The combination with a screen closure including a frame having-a rabb'etmu around the inner: edge, .of` an insect trap co prising 96 a rectangular frame having a :margl'ual'ex-- ternal flange adaptcdto seat in said rabbet, means to removably secure said trap to said closure, parallel screcnmembers on the opposite faces of said' trap. frame, entrance 160* on the bottom face of said trap frame and normally closing said discharge Slot, said.

leaf being clamped bet-Ween sai bottom face and the bottom Wall of said recess and thereby held closed.

' n testimony whereof, we affix our signatures in presexee of two witnesses. s

LAWRENCE XV. CRITZER. HANS J. H. KOSTER.

Witnesses:

XV. W, BAXTER, J P. Connor# 

